The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-19
HOW THE CROPS LOOK.
The Signal Office Takes a Glance Owe
the Whole Country.

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S.-Following is the
weather crop bulletin ISSUED by the signal
Office for the week ended Sept. II.
During the week ended Sept. II, the
weather has been colder than usual from
Dakota eastward over the lake regin
to New England, the daily average
temperature being from l. to g below
normal, it has been warmer than usual
from Gulf States to the Ohio valley. and
the interior of the South Atlantic States,
the daily average temperature being from
8 to O. above normal; for Sacra-
mento valley California, the daily
average temperature was from g to s.
above normal. The daily average tempera-
ture for the season from Jan | to Sept. IL
has been in excess from the Ohio valley,
Tennessee and the interior of the Gulf
States westward to the Rocky mountains,
the daily average excess ranging from less
than L to about 4. The seasonal tempera-
ture has generally been deficient in the
South Atlantic States and Upper Lake
region, the daily average deficiency being
about L, excepting along Lake Superior,
where it varies from 3 to g below the
average.
THE RAINFALL.
During the week the rainfall has very
generally been slightly below the average
east of the Rocky Mountains, the greatest
deficiency being over one inch along the
South Atlantic coast In the Middle At
lantic States it has been slightly above the
average rainfall. A large seasonal def
cheney, exceeding ten inches, continues
throughout the Lower Mississippi valley,
and the greater portions of Illinois and
Iowa. During the past month over 100 per
cent. of the usual amount of rain has fallen
in portions of New England, the lower lake
region, Western North Carolina, and the
Missouri valley, while less than so per cent
of the usual amount has fallen along the
South Atlantic and East Gulf coasts, the
Lower Mississippi valley, the Ohio valley,
a large portion of Illinois and East Mis-
souri,
In the tobacco region of Tennessee about
so per cent. of the usual amount has fallen
during the month"; while in that of Ken
lucky, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois from 10
to 50 per cent. of the usual amount has
fallen.
COTTON SHORT IN MISSISSIPPI.
Reports from Mississippi indicate that the
weather has been more favorable during the
past week, but with not enough rainfall and
the cotton crop will fall short.
From Tennessee the reports state that cot
ton is opening rapidly.
From North Carolina and South Carolina
the weather is reported favorable for cotton
picking.
1t is reported from Minnesota that crops
have been harvested, and the conditions are
favorable for threshing.
In Kansas, that hot winds in the South
west portion injured late crops Elsewhere
in Kansas rain benefited late crops
In Missouri the weather was favorable to
pastures and wheat seeding, except in the
central portion. .as,.-
In Illinois seeding is progressing, but re-
vived pastures are again failing.
In Indiana pastures are parched and wells
dry.
In Ohio the weather was favorable for
crops.
In Tennessee the drought is serious and
plowing is stopped
In South Carolina crops are suffering
from drought
In North Carolina and New Jersey the
weather was favorable for crops.
In Massachusetts the weather conditions
were favorable, except for potatoes, which
are rotting.
Killing frosts have occurred during the
past week in the larger portions of Dakota
and Minnesota, the northern portions of
Wisconsin and Michigan, the northeastern
portion of New York and Northern Ver-
won't, and light frosts in Wyoming, South
ern Dakota, Northern Nebraska, Southern
Michigan, Central New York, and the
greater portion of Maine.